Dear Menopause
Dear Menopause
Raising awareness about menopause, challenging societal stigmas and taboos surrounding it, and promoting better education and resources for everyone.Gain insights from conversations with top women's health experts and hear stories that inspire, empower and normalise menopause.
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Dear Menopause

Raising awareness about menopause, challenging societal stigmas and taboos surrounding it, and promoting better education and resources for everyone.

Gain insights from conversations with top women's health experts and hear stories that inspire, empower and normalise menopause.

127: Hysterectomy | 4 Weeks Post Op Update
Dear Menopause
127: Hysterectomy | 4 Weeks Post Op Update
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About the Host

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Sonya Lovell

🎙 Speaker | Podcaster | Advocate | Cancer & Menopause Ambassador | Women’s Health Champion

Sonya helps women feel seen, heard, and supported through one of life’s biggest transitions: menopause. With lived experience of medically-induced menopause following a breast cancer diagnosis at 47, she brings real-life insight, empathy, and evidence-based conversations to the forefront of women’s health.

As the host of Dear Menopause, she has spent 3+ years interviewing global and local experts, sharing lived experience stories, and sparking vital conversations.

Whether speaking on stage, behind a podcast mic, or facilitating transformative group sessions, Sonya advocates for better awareness, education, and support for women navigating menopause — especially those going through it as a result of cancer.

🎤 Available for speaking engagements, podcast interviews, brand partnerships, and collaborative projects focused on women’s health, menopause, and cancer survivorship.

Recent Episodes

127: Hysterectomy | 4 Weeks Post Op Update
Aug. 21, 2025

127: Hysterectomy | 4 Weeks Post Op Update

Reaching the four-week milestone in my hysterectomy recovery journey feels like crossing an important threshold. In this episode, I discuss the remarkable physical transformation that has occurred – pain has decreased signifi...
126: Hysterectomy | 2 Weeks Post Op Update
Aug. 7, 2025

126: Hysterectomy | 2 Weeks Post Op Update

The unexpected sight of blood when you're eight years post-menopause can trigger immediate alarm bells. That's exactly what happened to me in September 2024, launching me on a journey that ultimately led to having a hysterectomy at age 55. This very personal episode takes you through my complete hy…
125: CSIRO Menopause Plan: Science-Backed Nutrition for Midlife
June 12, 2025

125: CSIRO Menopause Plan: Science-Backed Nutrition for Midlife

As the head of health programs at CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet, Nicole Pritchard shares how their new Menopause Plan leverages a decade of research to address the unique nutritional needs of perimenopausal and menopausal women....
124: Critical gaps in Indigenous menopause care with Prof Odette Best
June 5, 2025

124: Critical gaps in Indigenous menopause care with Prof Odette Best

When Professor Odette Best, Pro Vice-Chancellor (First Nations Strategy) at UniSQ discovered she was experiencing perimenopausal symptoms, she turned to her healthcare provider for answers, only to find a glaring absence of r...
123: The Beauty of Aging: A Conversation with Elizabeth Barbalich from Antipodes Skincare
May 29, 2025

123: The Beauty of Aging: A Conversation with Elizabeth Barbalich from Antipodes Skincare

What if your menopause journey could be a celebration of your skin's resilience rather than a battle against it? Elizabeth Barbalich, founder and CEO of Antipodes Skincare, shares this refreshing perspective as she joins us t...
122: Hot Take with Sonya and Johanna
May 22, 2025

122: Hot Take with Sonya and Johanna

A captivating conversation between Sonya and Jo explores the rapidly evolving landscape of menopause healthcare, research, and politics in Australia. In this episode we begin by unpacking the viral podcast between Dr. Rachel ...
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